Yazoo City herald., 1887-07-22
YnxoO at Chnusnuqua, new
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QUA Co., NEW YORK,
July Oh, 1887 J
Edifer KagOO Herald:
Our trip from Yszoo City II
ChanlaaQna, by way Of Cairo and
Chicago, proved 10 be j very
pIeasAni one, being free from dust,
changes aud serious delay, this
was especially true OF that parr Of
the journey from Cairo 10 Chicago
and lhs8ce 10 Broctor Junction
on the Lake Shore aud Michigan
r. X. A. we passed from The
Yazoo DeItaai Valley Station he
corn aud Gotten became smaller
and smaller, the paths and fields
Of the latter decreased 10 size, fl.
naIIy dropped out OF view, and
we're fIrst replaced by wheat aud
cat crops that had been harvested
then by fields OF grain and grass
where the mower aud selfbinding
Teapers were busy, farther on in
Illinois. We ratified by vast
prairisy covered with grasses and
grains not set rIpened for the
sickle; nnally south OF and in the
vicinity or Csicago we saw large
zelda OfpCtatoes, Unions and cab
bages, which last are destined TO
be made INTO ''kraut"io tickle the
palate and stay Tue hunger Of our
Teutcnlc popuIace along the |. g.
r. r.
From what we saw of Jackson,
Tenna while the train stopped
there, we supposed II to be the
largest town on The line from New
Orleaua 70 Cairo and is improving |
faster than any other. We saw
nothing OF special interest until
We reached the Ohio river oppo.
si,a Cairo. where we were struck
with lhs ease aRd rapidily ofl
Transferring the whole train from
Kentucky 70 Illinois. The rail.
road company owns their transfer
coats farnlHhed with powerful en-.
ginss; these ale constantly at
work carrying passenger and
freight cars back aud forth. The
work on tho bridge which is to
.pan rbt Ohio at CAIRO, was begun
Ihis spring and lhe company think
that II will iakeirom 8 TO 8 years
10 build il. We renamed At Cal
70 only safew minutes; we made
the acQliamiahce OF Cairo some
yeara ago on a trip dowU the river
rom Clh6ihnali TO Yicksburg. At
hat time We rameto the concIh.
lion lhsG Cairo contained mure
llth aud business than any place
Di its Alzr in the United States.
AT Cato Re TOOK u sleeper for
Dhicago. Ailpaaseneers sleeping
% the apper bertIss experience q
rood deal OF swinging T. was In
orme,l by % old gentleman from
Bolivar, Tenn, that he had slept
'np slars's during the night. bui !.
would walk All night before he
would Ne ewuus around again.
rhe bed OF the road ffom OairS TO '
ls covered with rock aud :
he titr are filled In with btokrn =
och, wbtch make the motion Of
he cars mach stradler. The
Ouniry for some miles north OF
,airo is hllly and brokes; The real
rairir region, begins al Csnltalis G
'hich We reached Al Sp. M we .
asset ever thls region at night. =
was told that from Crntralia fer o
% miles north the caantry might K
= considered one extended grain 9
ED alternating IN corr, wheal Il
nd oats. Most Of the grain rails. 4
d here 6nds a market in Missis. &
INN asltf the eouth wesf. Illinoin
as many more miles Of railroad =
lan aoy other State; sometimes b
he sneks iron 3 engines belong. p
g 70 dlIerent and parallel roads Z
lay be sren from the sane poins, y !.
rhlle you crsss At short intervals c
PADS ruanlhg east and west. D
laylleht iound us about a han g
rid miles souih OF Chicago. We
ere i.assiBk tspldly sud saseoth.
through . highly cultivated :,
ID braulilplly uudulsiinE cOna q
. We passed through Pullman =
Ity sont n Or Is miies soula of r
hicaeo; lhis is . model city built ~
ID conirollsd By The Pallman z.
nlacr Car Co; no oue y nliourd Ci
bald . honss nnless iii Of 70
ist ahd oTa certain s,yl,. isk
deed : fAiry city. uiihout = u
pidaled buildinr 70 mar iis
auty. Shortly sfler ibis ~
$50 - psss nroueh oullsiag =,
illrIusnis snd suburbs ~ TIE o.
~ 1ork 81 ne West. aud relied
Io ~ Lake shors depot ~ l.so
~ 81 fine. TIE dlsiasce from =
~ ofltans 70 Cticaro s o1s -
les lhal q irain co start flru 20.
hef ef ihrst points sud tsaca {. T,
. uihtr 70 lle niulfe. is oat ol 9
Hosders urponplia1ed b. kaf- j